Personal Narrative: A Career In Student Affairs

As a student progresses through his or her career as a college student, he or she will encounter many different types of professors. Each of them with their own style of teaching methods used to engage the students, provoking them to take their studies seriously. In her article, “Education and Consumerism: Using Students’ Assumptions to Challenge Their Thinking”, Deborah Miller Fox attempts to employ her students by, metaphorically, comparing their college experience to consumerism. Some may not understand, but it is effective because it provides the student with the ability to view the teacher-student relationship from a different angle, and forces students to realize the importance of their role in their success.

My quality world entails several aspects of what I dream of. College being the first step into the real world is a crucial necessity for my success. In order to have a successful life in my book, I need to acquire the education I want for my careers. It’s important that I learn study skills in college that I will use in real life, such as: organization, time management, networking, asking the right questions and empathy. Time management allows me to use my time effectively or productively, whether I’m at work, home, or school.

For example, there are many different things students can do to help them figure out what they want to do as far as there career. They can take different fields to figure out what’s best for them. Brian Herbert once said “The capacity to learn is a gift; The ability to learn is a skill; The willingness to learn is a choice.” It’s all up to you.

These services help the far reaching ID and advancement of the ability and worth that university students procure from the academic environment. The mission of our career counseling center is to offers counseling to students to help them recognize abilities, interests and values in settling on taught career decisions. We will direct workshops and presentations on different themes (meeting methods, career desires and so on) fortifying students ' skills to better react to the requests. Our career counseling center will be composed and built up to look at interests, self-rate capacities, assess encounters, and organize values to recognize good occupations. We will attempt to help students find career arranging by sorting out data around oneself and occupations, giving approaches to unite this data to use sound judgment.

Being open-minded to learn or do new things can show one's true passion for a profession. Lastly, Many students go into college and change their major at least once, going through college helps show you what you really want to invest your time in as a profession (Importance of College Education). It’s okay if one doesn’t know what they want to do going into college, there are many things offered in college someone can learn to love, and want to do in the future. All in all, finding oneself is an important part of life.

Critical thinking is an important skill in academics and life. It is difficult because it requires an active mind, and as a result there are many natural mental barriers to utilizing it. A time when critical thinking was challenging for me was when I was debating the necessity of going to college with a close friend. This was in sophomore year when we were beginning to seriously contemplate our future lives after high school. In this debate, I took the side that college was necessary in order to be successful in life; my friend believed there were other paths one could take and still achieve the same level of success through other avenues like trade schools or apprenticeships.

The students would co-design community-based learning courses with professors in order to gain the maximum benefit and provide a fresh approach to the educational material which marks their role in the Faculty-Student Partnerships level of the Pyramid of Engagement. They would also select the organizations that the program would partner with in order to provide a wide array of internships to students who are interested in community development. The program would also provide support and funding for initiatives and projects started by students so that they can develop and have a positive impact on society which would mark the participants as Engaged Scholars. The John D. Gerhart Center for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement would provide the necessary expertise, research and evaluation for the

Although some people argue that taking a few years off will enable one to find himself or better understand what they want in life, I believe that college is the perfect time to do that. College allows one to partake in many clubs, volunteer organizations, and trips that will help him figure out what they desire to do in life. Furthermore, in college, one can meet inspiring professors, crazy friends, and mentors all while still intellectually stimulating his mind. The same thing can be done when one takes time off maybe travelling abroad. Also, the people they meet in college or in the working world will both help mold them into the person they will be for the rest of his life.

Prior to attending the CPOA, students are required to send out a survey to peers, subordinates, and managers. This survey was valuable to me. A common theme is that I am caring and approachable – qualities I value as a leader. I was also told that I need to be more assertive. This is something I am aware of and will continue to work on.

An advanced degree is a potent symbol of commitment.   The pursuit of college education requires the ability to explore ambiguities, to research and to defend positions on a variety of subjects and to express this information cogently.   Each course of study mandates completion of peripheral learning activities necessary for comprehensive education.   This type of learning is possible to attain independently.   What distinguishes formal education is the opportunity for feedback and guidance from fellow students and professors who value learning for its own sake, rather than an adjunct to a particular trade.

It’s not with every college that one may come across opportunities such as those Westminster offers to its students. After visiting the school and attending a breakout session for the Honors Program, I knew that I had to apply. The program immediately appealed to me for multiple reasons, a couple of these being its challenging nature and uniqueness. In not many other places can students have sit-down conversations with guest speakers and get one-on-one attention from professors. In not many other programs would I have the opportunity to write a graduate level Honors Thesis my senior year.

My goal is to become a college counselor. I want to guide students to their career paths, by helping them discover their own talents, self-interests, and limitations. With these tools, students will be able to utilize the resources around them. Also, I plan to give assistance to those students that are considered a minority and are the first generations going to college.

In Katherine Hawley’s “Trust a very short introduction” she brings up the idea that trust is an interpersonal connection and that the difference between trust and reliance is the ability to uphold a commitment. Teachers and students should have trust and need this idea for trust. A teacher and student make many interpersonal commitments to each other. Following the ideals of servant leadership they have committed to the growth of people (aka the student). Attending a particular university they have committed to certain learning outcomes; at kettering including “leadership that motivates others to follow”, and a commitment to fulfilling one’s ethical responsibility (ku learning outcomes).

When applying to various colleges or scholarships, many ask to see what activities were performed both in and out of the school environment. This is very important because it can reveal points about your character and who you are. Later, this can also lead to providing background in the career path you are choosing. Volunteering can offer ventures to engage in work that includes trying out a new career without making a commitment, to gain experience in a new field, and to provide extensive training of skills that will be utilized later on. Overall, being a volunteer helps give an endless amount of opportunities.

Besides, college will help me to meet new people, gain experience and skills to get a decent job. As a student, I expect my college to prepare me for all the obstacles that will come in the real world. A good education should not only be theoretical but also should be practical so that the students have a sense of what they are actually